eBay chatboard archive: Jul-02-07 to Jul-08-07 week

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06/28/07

Posted by dbenson   ( 8373 ) on Jul-08-07 at 19:05:26 PDT   Listings
no Paul, you could ahve bid for it, it was too modern for me, I give up in 1896 anything after that is modern crap s far as I am concerned.

I used to collect the 1897 iussue and still have the invert in a corner block of 4 and a couple of singles.

David B.
Posted by iomoon   ( 1052 ) on Jul-08-07 at 19:04:46 PDT   Listings
MispalcedDECIMAL POINT in price, postage a little overcharged.

But, apart from that....
and its fourth time around....
One would have thought the seller would have learnt something!!
Posted by dbenson   ( 8373 ) on Jul-08-07 at 19:02:33 PDT   Listings
Paul, yes we disagree, I never mentioned orphans and widows, I mentioned naive stamp collectors, some of which were so dissalusioned by being robbed by your " friend " they are no longer interested in collecting.

D1,

if you are in a hurry to find out, you can always check this site, it must be on there somewhere, good luck,

http://www.uncsodeistvie.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=60

David B.
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-08-07 at 19:01:16 PDT   Listings
DAVID B. ----Congrad's on your award ,did you just pick up that invert in the auction last month in the U.S. ,think it was about 6k ,was going to throw in a bid just to piss you off lol .....paul
Posted by de66   ( 1108 ) on Jul-08-07 at 19:01:14 PDT   Listings
D2

I was wanting the revenue results i know Chris got a Gold for his GB [this exhibit will be on the revenue web site as soon as i get a copy of the cd] which was first time out in SA last year.

Maybe AG will have a full list, i can always email him he just returned from a week at the Kiddles in the UK with Geoff K as a tag along party pooper, they all left leaving the UK with the St. Petersburg flu bug!

D1
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-08-07 at 18:56:56 PDT   Listings
DAVID B. -------We disagree ,there were mostly high feedback buyers who were buying not widows and orphans .The lots started around $10.00 a piece and many sold at the opening bid. On one lot if real catalog about $3,000 and I won the lot at opening bid of 9.99 .Now if people thought they were real ,these people have serious issues . Yes he was a friend and we talked a few times on this chat room ,seems friendly .

You have a hard time understanding some collectors are born to be cheated ,they would never buy a decent stamp at a fair price and would never bid against other bidders ,they live for the bargins and want something for almost free or they ain't buying .These collectors are buying only when its too good to be true and most of the time its not true ......

Posted by dbenson   ( 8373 ) on Jul-08-07 at 18:47:30 PDT   Listings
D1, the Australian results were on the Australian Chat,

can't help with worldwide awards but I have to go to Arthur's house this arvo or tomorrow to pick up my exhibit and I will also be getting a catalogue and palmares but I am not sure if they are in English or Russian,

http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=1394

David B.
Posted by de66   ( 1108 ) on Jul-08-07 at 18:39:41 PDT   Listings
Can anybody give me a link to the St. Petersburg 07 results

D1
Posted by dbenson   ( 8373 ) on Jul-08-07 at 18:21:16 PDT   Listings
I have been in contact with 100's of buyers of which none were dealers or resellers as well as spoken in person to at least 20 worldwide and all of them were of the opinion that the items were genuine. Some of them were experienced collectors and were fooled with the various Specimen handstamps. As far as I am concerned they were all naive but that is why he got away with $100,000's.

I can also blame Ebay for not booting him earlier as they ignored plenty of articles about his fakes in many philatelic magazines worldwide. If Ebay had a stamp maanger who knew anything about philately he would have been booted within days instead of years,

David B.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8373 ) on Jul-08-07 at 17:44:00 PDT   Listings
Paul,

and no you are wrong, the main buyers were naive collectors who thought they had bought something cheap without realising they had been conned.

David B.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8373 ) on Jul-08-07 at 17:42:11 PDT   Listings
Paul,

by the way, he was your friend, not mine,

David B.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8373 ) on Jul-08-07 at 17:40:11 PDT   Listings
Paul,

I don't know whether you are trying to change history or have forgotten what happened.

He originally made fake overprints which he sold as ORIGINALS and then progressed into making computer replicas which he also sold as ORIGINALS later on he hand perforated them but those were also sold as ORIGINALS. None were ever sold as works of art.

David B.
Posted by claghorn1p   ( 411 ) on Jul-08-07 at 17:38:43 PDT   Listings
Tourist Sheet By the way, those forgeries were sold at the turn of the century as Tourist Sheets to travelers leaving Japan at the turn of the century.
Posted by claghorn1p   ( 411 ) on Jul-08-07 at 17:32:20 PDT   Listings
D2 Anyone who knows anything about Formosa knows that they look like this but some sellers think that they are sitting on a pot of gold.
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-08-07 at 16:45:22 PDT   Listings
DAVID B. ------Interesting story that you linked . But I have to say I see a parrell from that story to what we had on e-bay a few years ago from our friend in Florida who was making fakes of stamps .

He never sold them as originals ,but as works of art and who were the buyers not youngsters or beginner collectors but the e-bay sellers who had feedback numbers in the hundreds if not a few in the thousands .So anytime soon we will be seeing "classical forgeries " or "research forgeries " being offered for sale .Another area,they will be sold as part of larger auction lots with some dumb note that they are unknown plate proofs .But it will surface in your life time as something and sold for a few bucks apiece ....paul

Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-08-07 at 16:21:28 PDT   Listings
VICTOR-----Good to see your posting .How is your son doing ,has he gotten into a journalism job ?

My girls are fine ,one got back from Iraq ,she calls it a hellhole and the other was just admitted to the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology ,she is making extra money this summer on a research thing were she saps cells with electrity for DNA testing. But good to see your posting .....paul

Posted by dbenson   ( 8373 ) on Jul-08-07 at 16:17:32 PDT   Listings
Interesting article about Ebay and fake painting in the Sydney Morning Herald,

http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/dobell-original-on-ebay/2007/07/08/1183833344303.html

don't forget to read page 2,

David B.
Posted by nomad55   ( 901 ) on Jul-08-07 at 16:01:26 PDT   Listings
Hi Vic...long time no chat. The research project I was contemplating when we met down your way is FINISHED. I set myself a 3 year time limit, it took 2 1/2. I did not set a page limit, so was a bit surprised after running the automatic page numbering routine to find it peaked out at over 800!

Said to myself: No way can you afford to release this in print form, its got to be on CD ROM. So far the feedback from clients has all been positive. Maybe now I can get back to normal, or knowing me, I will press on with other research and writing, but nothing of that magnitude.

Anyhow, my comment below yours is a direct lift from one of the chapters.
Posted by horadam1   ( 437 ) on Jul-08-07 at 15:45:35 PDT   Listings
Michel, it is nice to see a post from you. It has been a long time. Sorry if you have been posting recently. I have been busy at work and not checked the board for several months. This is the first post I have seen from you in years. I know many of us were worried when you had the heart problem and did not post for some time. I am glad you are better, and posting again. Do you still collect Liberia? I remember when you asked about anyone who collected Liberia, and I checked what I had. You prompted me to begin my collection of Liberia in earnest then, and that has continued to date. I have been inactive with stamps for a while due to work and other constraints, but plan to get back one of these days. I hope you are better, and wish you luck. Welcome back to the board.
Posted by nomad55   ( 901 ) on Jul-08-07 at 15:34:15 PDT   Listings
A clueless seller and a group of stupid uninformed bidders...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320133187216&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=011

There was no rocket mail in conjunction with the Century of Progress. These are total fantasy items produced in the early 1950’s by a Chicago dealer who found rolls of gummed paper of the kind used to seal parcels. Two types are known, a 25 Cent in brown and a One Dollar in orange, the orange being much more common. They are known as mint singles, or applied on uncacheted covers and cards from the fair in an attempt to enhance the card or cover’s value.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8373 ) on Jul-08-07 at 15:19:57 PDT   Listings
Matt, they are not common and good strikes like that are hard to find. On the other hand Finnish stamps used in Russia, usually St. Petersburg do demand a premium,

David B.
Posted by keleofa   ( 3487 ) on Jul-08-07 at 15:07:59 PDT   Listings
David & Paul,

re: Russia, postmarked Helsinki.

OK, thanks!

Matt in Arizona
Posted by dbenson   ( 8373 ) on Jul-08-07 at 15:02:49 PDT   Listings
Matt,

during that period Russian stamps were valid in Finland which was part of Russia. There isn't any premium for loose stamps but there is for covers as well as any markings of the small provincial offices,

David B.
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-08-07 at 13:22:32 PDT   Listings
spoke too soon its the Russian issue if green and orange if Finish ,but to answer your question I don't believe there is a premium on those stamps.They were too easy to use across each side of the border .
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-08-07 at 13:18:06 PDT   Listings
MATT----That is a Finish stamp,show you a scan from my collection
Posted by keleofa   ( 3487 ) on Jul-08-07 at 13:10:06 PDT   Listings
Russia, used in Finland...

Russia,Issue of 1909-1912

Is there any added value (and how much) for this Russian stamp postmarked Helsinki?

T I A

Matt in Arizona
Posted by antonius-ra   ( 637 ) on Jul-08-07 at 12:59:27 PDT   Listings
Andy Sorry, but I still do not understand. What other catalogue? What do you mean by Scott items? If you could post a scan someone should be able to ID them quickly. Or you could email them to me to post.

Congratulations to Brazil on their campaign of voting early and often for the new "seven wonders"
Maybe next time that peace of toast that sold on ebay a few years ago will be up for consideration.
My top choice would have probably been the U.S. interstate system (but of course it was not a choice)

Goin swimmin for a while, BBL
Posted by colorful_stitches1   ( 77 ) on Jul-08-07 at 12:27:42 PDT   Listings
ahem
Posted by sirrinepeter   ( 225 ) on Jul-08-07 at 12:10:28 PDT   Listings
antonius-ra
They are from another Catalogue and are Scott items from cut squares U1 to U10 or so.
Thanks for responding.
Andy
Posted by malolo   ( 845 ) on Jul-08-07 at 12:06:05 PDT   Listings
LOL -
SPORT OF THE FAMOUS TORCH RACE

Ebay just has to love these sellers. Talk about contributing to a pension fund, someone else's.

Roger
Posted by antonius-ra   ( 637 ) on Jul-08-07 at 11:45:08 PDT   Listings
Andy I do not think it possible to answer your question with the info provided!?!
Posted by sirrinepeter   ( 225 ) on Jul-08-07 at 10:33:00 PDT   Listings
ALOHA From Junction City , Oregon US of A,
Long time no post. I do read a lot of the posts.

for oggilby " Burt " working for Ruby would be fun
but its San Fran and costly. You can live in east Bay and use " BART " train and get arround. By the by the area is great for geology.

Can some one help me? Boy thats a oxymoron. Can some one help me with Scott # for these items
#1 2305
#2 2311
#3 2314

MAHALO for the help
Andy - I know I should use spell ck.
Posted by jaywild   ( 957 ) on Jul-08-07 at 08:49:21 PDT   Listings
sayasan… I have Stompsoft as my spyware program, which warns me with a big white screen that spyware has been detected and is trying to worm its way onto my hard drive. The program is very good—in the year I have been using it nothing has gotten through, although it is due for renewal and the warning message tells me that the company no longer supports my version. I have a pal who is an ex-IBM tech who gave me the software in the first place and he says he can fix it.

I try (although not always very hard or successfully) to give others the benefit of the doubt, and soccers_cn1 may be just an innocent conduit of something he knows nothing about. Having had the bad experience with his show-and-tell links I have not tried to enter his blog. I reported a post of his to eBay once as containing malicious code and it was removed almost immediately, then the next time nothing was done.

Good morning Miss Lindy. Glad you had such a fun time with your granddaughter.

Jim
Posted by dcderoo   ( 1669 ) on Jul-08-07 at 07:51:51 PDT   Listings
Never mind. I finally found the Australia Post website.
It is something like A$13.60.
Posted by dcderoo   ( 1669 ) on Jul-08-07 at 07:46:45 PDT   Listings
What's the cost of postage to mail about 10 oz (about 300 gms) from Austalia to the US?
Posted by jim_lawler   ( 1369 ) on Jul-08-07 at 04:05:18 PDT   Listings
Greetings
and an Indiana "Good Morning"
to you all



Jim L.

member
Posted by mini*lindy   ( 407 ) on Jul-08-07 at 03:14:05 PDT   Listings
Greetings all from Melbourne. I have had a wonderful week, eldest grandaughter here for a vacation. She went home today, so I'm reclaiming the computer.

Linda
:o)
Posted by infla-alec   ( 547 ) on Jul-08-07 at 02:16:32 PDT   Listings
Richard W Like I said previously I never click on any links that I'm not sure about. I for one don't know when spyware is attempting to deliver itself. Like most I rely on my firewall to prevent such attacks happening. Then of course if any do get through to be purged forever (hopefully) when the computer does the weeekly checks automatically.

Maybe the computer savvy amongst us here can offer better tips to prevent such things happening and perhaps how to tell when they are being attempted. I'm only guessing but I assume security settings etc play a part in all this.

It's possible also of course that the FDC links aren't intended spyware or even spyware at all but the best person to answer that would be "soccer" yet strangely nothing heard from him/her since the whole spyware thing has been discussed.
Posted by sayasan   ( 680 ) on Jul-08-07 at 00:24:21 PDT   Listings
jim - Hmm, you've got a point there. Maybe I take that back. Just out of interest, since I have once or twice linked to his new fdc's, how did you pick up on the spyware? My firewall didn't notice anything.

Richard W

Posted by nomad55   ( 901 ) on Jul-07-07 at 20:04:56 PDT   Listings
Knuden....thanks.
I did not think so, but just needed to confirm from someone who knew for sure.
Posted by mendelbrot   ( 45 ) on Jul-07-07 at 17:06:44 PDT   Listings

Greetings to you all


Michel
Me
Posted by mendelbrot   ( 45 ) on Jul-07-07 at 16:40:14 PDT   Listings

Greetings to you all


Michel

Me
Posted by knuden   ( 2292 ) on Jul-07-07 at 16:11:29 PDT   Listings

nomad55 - In short - no. :O)

K.E   I'm a silly little man - whoopee!!
Posted by jaywild   ( 957 ) on Jul-07-07 at 16:10:15 PDT   Listings
sayasan… My mention of the FDC posts by soccers_cn1 wasn’t a gratuitous slap—the link to his “newest FDC” always leads to spyware trying load on my computer.

If it were somebody interested in FDCs that wanted to share, fine, but this guy receives a “new” one every day (Sundays and holidays too) so I’m pretty sure there’s more going on that just “sharing”.

Apologies if I’m wrong, don’t think so though…

Jim
Posted by nomad55   ( 901 ) on Jul-07-07 at 16:01:29 PDT   Listings
A question for our Scandanavian friends...

During the war, were any stamps of Denmark overprinted by the German occupation forces?
Posted by infla-alec   ( 547 ) on Jul-07-07 at 15:23:20 PDT   Listings
Richard / Sayasan I'm sure no offence was meant by the FDC comments. If offence was caused by my own post then I unreservedly apologize. But perhaps if "soccer" would tell us a little more about what he finds so interesting rather than direct all to a daily blog the black philatelic humour wouldn't be here.
I also have not clicked on any links by his posts as I'm wary of possible spyware being or attempting to download itself onto my computer.
Posted by greenwave4u   ( 79 ) on Jul-07-07 at 14:07:25 PDT   Listings
Knud Already there! and yes good music while you surf!
Posted by knuden   ( 2292 ) on Jul-07-07 at 14:04:11 PDT   Listings
If anyone want to know more, you can find it here.

K.E   I'm a silly little man - whoopee!!
Posted by knuden   ( 2292 ) on Jul-07-07 at 13:52:58 PDT   Listings
At the moment I'm among the 2.000.000.000 viewers, who are looking at the Live Earth concerts and it's direct on my PC. Lots of good music. :O)

K.E   I'm a silly little man - whoopee!!
Posted by malolo   ( 845 ) on Jul-07-07 at 13:30:40 PDT   Listings
Re : Image links by soccers_cn1

I clicked on his links to view an image and it downloads to my computer. I don't want that action when I click on an image link. Does anyone know why this is the only link which had this feature? I don't look any more for that reason.

An answer by soccer would be appreciated.

Roger
Posted by sayasan   ( 680 ) on Jul-07-07 at 13:13:14 PDT   Listings
Hey, asbestos wearers - lay off soccer. The guy apparently has a sincere passion for genuinely mailed fdc's, as opposed to the official faked up versions, which some here might applaud, and he takes the trouble to share his interest. What's wrong with that?

I went to Midpex (Coventry, UK) last weekend. It was well supported, but at 58 I felt like one of the youngsters. The place was full of snowy headed geriatrics and old geezers barely able to hobble about. We ought to be encouraging new collectors, not disparaging them. And Asia - China in particular - is the future of philately, believe me. So many younger Chinese collectors don't have the sophisticated background knowledge that we enjoy? - all the more reason for passing it on.

Richard W.

Posted by malolo   ( 845 ) on Jul-07-07 at 12:40:02 PDT   Listings
Re: Double posts
Earlier this spring I got a new generic keyboard (Kensington) and it didn't take long for various keys to get "sticky", such as delete key, return key, and a couple of others. At the same time, for the first time ever, I got a left click-right click mouse. What a pain inthe butt! So many times I move my mouse on the pad and my middle finger accidently clicks the rihght clicker. I used a single button mouse for 20 years and of course, never had the problem, nor the need. Now I get things happening automatically, and little windows opening that I have no interest in using. Call me old fashioned but the two button should not be on the same plane.

Open for comments!
Roger
Posted by malolo   ( 845 ) on Jul-07-07 at 12:34:47 PDT   Listings
jaywild -
My guess is that Lloyd would win the pool );>), so I won't bother participating. Some FDC's are pretty, but unaddressed collectables do nothing for me and as far as I'm concerned have nothing to do with philately. They are contrived collectables with little resale value. The only FDC's that seem to have any long term value are those from over 70 years ago, or were created by an artist. Most today have little artistic value, therefore, little collectable value, especially when they can be produced over a period of months by the postal service.

Roger -
donning my asbestos coat.
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3720 ) on Jul-07-07 at 12:30:38 PDT   Listings

I got so carried away with being cute I forgot to include the link
Posted by malolo   ( 845 ) on Jul-07-07 at 12:29:05 PDT   Listings
Milenko -
I search for Switzerland, Schwiez, Suisse, Swiss, etec, etc in "Stamps" category for exactly the same reason. Seller are limited to two categories, but if they make accurate, complete ddescriptions, their items can be found in my searches. The items I never find are those where the seller lists within a category and FAILS TO MENTION THE COUNTRY NAME IN EITHER THE TITLE OR DESCRIPTION. The only search of mine that will then find items are those searches where I use city names,etc. The seller has left out the obvious because they are listing by category and assume everyone uses eBay categories! Dumb mistake on seller's part.

I must add that most of my searches use the "Advanced Search" which brings in many international items. Then I have "Advanced Search" in a couple of other eBay sites, where the instructions are mirrors of eBay.com. If the advanced search pages are different than eBay.com, I don't think I get maximum returns.

Roger
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3720 ) on Jul-07-07 at 12:27:40 PDT   Listings

'nuther dummass seller, can't tell Japan from India . . . Should probably wear a bicycle helmet when listing.

grin
Posted by infla-alec   ( 547 ) on Jul-07-07 at 12:22:32 PDT   Listings
Jim LOL . Now if only he needed some GB FDC's I could sell him some at $1 a pop and forget having to pay into the FDC pot :-)
Posted by nomad55   ( 901 ) on Jul-07-07 at 12:21:14 PDT   Listings
jaywild....

Greek - because he's a moron?

FDC - Indonesia


lluehhhb.....with the proliferation of items listed in the wrong category, like our Greek doofus, expanding the search is the only way to go. Then start subtracting the obvious items in the search box and you can really narrow it down to specifics. But on the plus side, an item in the wrong category can be a bargain if no body else finds it.
Posted by jaywild   ( 957 ) on Jul-07-07 at 12:12:12 PDT   Listings
NOIP… We should start up a pool to guess where soccers_cn1’s next FDC is going to be from. Say, $1 a guess, winner takes the whole pot? Anyone interested?

☺

Jim
Posted by jaywild   ( 957 ) on Jul-07-07 at 12:09:37 PDT   Listings
Milenko… I do the same thing for certain searches. A sizeable percentage of lots I am interested in are listed in the wrong category. It’s amazing that some sellers manage to sell anything.

That Greek seller has been doing that for weeks, and there was another seller repeatedly flogging a Princess Diana “keepsake” stamp album in a US category before finally giving up.

Jim
Posted by lluehhhb   ( 279 ) on Jul-07-07 at 12:04:14 PDT   Listings
About the stamps categories,

I always look for "chile" items, but if I limit the search to the Latin America -> South America category, I'll be missing a large amount of hits, so I look under the main "Stamps" category. Subcategories are useless for me.

How do you people deal with this?
Posted by jaywild   ( 957 ) on Jul-07-07 at 11:46:02 PDT   Listings
Mystery of the Day… Why does this guy always list all of his Greece items in USA Postal History?

Jim
Posted by infla-alec   ( 547 ) on Jul-07-07 at 11:17:49 PDT   Listings
Vinny My advice is the English version of Michel is ok for some things but bear in mind it does not cover all the areas given in Band 1.For example many of the German Occupations of WW II are simply not included. I have no idea why not but in my opinion Michel producing an imcomplete translation of Band 1 is a waste of time and in many ways a disgrace. No English version for Band 2 yet exists. Save yourself the money and simply mail me when you need help translating any of the text from Bands 1 or 2. My own versions are from 2005 but if you give me the area ie Bundesrepublik and Michel # pretty sure I can help.
Posted by malolo   ( 845 ) on Jul-07-07 at 11:14:23 PDT   Listings
Paolo-

I sometimes think the collecting of modern (post Standing Helvetia) Switzerland is best done by buying individual stamps. My guess is that many dealers have the examples in stock. If you search and look into the eBay Staores of some Swiss and German dealers there are many images identified by Zumstein number such as 286.2.d . (I made that number up );>) You might find it more economical.

I have bought assorments looking for varieties and believe most have been picked out, especially when looking for interesting cancelations. Few exist in unsorted lots.

Roger
Posted by vinnysf   ( 513 ) on Jul-07-07 at 09:59:09 PDT   Listings
infla-alec yeah i got the michel 2006 specialized band 1 and 2. i'm just gonna spend the money and get the new english version because translating german is a lot harder than i thought.
Posted by deh3   ( 1688 ) on Jul-07-07 at 07:44:34 PDT   Listings
Jeff: No, I've seen $50 shipping fee for a single cover on e-Bay, mailed from the US (by AH, ex-Canadian).

David H
Posted by soccers_cn1   ( 34 ) on Jul-07-07 at 06:44:35 PDT   Listings
http://bp3.blogger.com/_8AMmfBQS1QA/Ro-TOS8FXJI/AAAAAAAAB1w/2i4br3l6-5c/s320/2007-06-29+Ukraine+Shukhevych.JPG
Ukraine Shukhevych FDC I got today.
You can find more real posted FDC in my blog.
http://myfdc.blogspot.com/
Posted by postalhysteria   ( 3720 ) on Jul-07-07 at 05:57:23 PDT   Listings

Morning all...

Is $12 shipping a record high price for one cover? OK, seller is in Germany, but...
Posted by infla-alec   ( 547 ) on Jul-06-07 at 23:51:44 PDT   Listings
Vinny In one way yes it is because the value should have been printed central to the stamp design. However it is quite common for the value on all the stamps from that set to be found with misplaced values. Those with severe misplacements are much more collectable to the variety specialists. A few are even known with the value completly missing. The misplacement occurs because the set is exactly the same as the old Rosette issues, (Oct-Nov 1923) with values in Milliarden Marks & both issues had the value inserted after the basic design had been printed.

By the way Vinny did you ever get yourself an old Michel catalogue ?
Posted by vinnysf   ( 513 ) on Jul-06-07 at 21:39:29 PDT   Listings
infla-alec is this placement of the number an error?
Posted by antonius-ra   ( 637 ) on Jul-06-07 at 21:11:30 PDT   Listings
North Korea?
Posted by greenbamboo2006   ( 0 ) on Jul-06-07 at 20:39:22 PDT   Listings
Which country is in demand worldwide?
Posted by lluehhhb   ( 279 ) on Jul-06-07 at 19:15:40 PDT   Listings
I'm not sure, but I think there was a collector of wine thematic here. I received one in today's mail from Argentina and wanted to check if it's useful for him...
Posted by oldusstamps   ( 39 ) on Jul-06-07 at 18:34:29 PDT   Listings
Confederate Navy: There is a great Confederate Naval Museum in Columbus Georgia. Prior to my first visit there, I was not as aware, of just how important the Navies were during the "Civil War"

I wonder if there were any postal markings used on any of the ships on either side? I kinda doubt it, but does anyone here know if there were any?
Posted by jaywild   ( 957 ) on Jul-06-07 at 17:51:39 PDT   Listings
I see Bob Hohertz was the underbidder on that lot.

Jim
Posted by jaywild   ( 957 ) on Jul-06-07 at 17:48:42 PDT   Listings
NOIP… Here’s a nice realization. I was going to bid on this item but forgot.

Jim
Posted by vonbag   ( 175 ) on Jul-06-07 at 17:14:23 PDT   Listings
where I wrote 'coated' read 'laid'. I often mistake this term in English.
Posted by vonbag   ( 175 ) on Jul-06-07 at 17:00:04 PDT   Listings
Roger,
Looks like this time I f*cked a bit up with a deal of the Swiss lots I bought today: about five full stock pages of 'famous historical features' of 1941 and some other pages of 'technic features' of 1949; I bought it as a 'closed lot', hoping to find some varieties, such as re-entries on the first serie.
Even though I have a Headache horribilis right now, after the scrutiny marathon, sadly, I didn't find any re-entry (I was hoping to find at least one on the 2 franks 'Ferrer' not hoping to find the one on the 1 frank 'Pfyffer' but maybe an Urtype of the 20c. wouldn't have been out of the questions). Not even a coated paper! The problem is that I bought these pages for 30 euro, which is close, if not MUCH superior (;-)) to the value of the material in it.
Should I sue them for the headache? LOL
Well, I risked hoping for the hunchback strike, but was outta luck today.

Paolo
Posted by bosniacollect   ( 101 ) on Jul-06-07 at 14:34:05 PDT   Listings
David B

Thanks.
Posted by stamps12345   ( 223 ) on Jul-06-07 at 14:31:49 PDT   Listings
FEELING ALOT BETTER -----Found this to be a better read than this chat board From the Bavarian Haus .....off to pick up a check from them for their new parking lot ....paul
Posted by jaywild   ( 957 ) on Jul-06-07 at 13:24:30 PDT   Listings
Paolo… Indeed you are right. Neither the Virginia nor the Monitor were the first ironclads, but their 1862 clash was the first battle fought exclusively between ironclad vessels, and forever after no one could rely on wooden warships. (The Virginia, originally a US commissioned ship named the Merrimack, wreaked havoc amongst the wooden warships in Hampton Roads just prior to Monitor making its appearance.)

To keep this philatelic (a new approach for me) this stamp was issued by the US to honor the man who designed the Monitor.

Jim
Posted by malolo   ( 845 ) on Jul-06-07 at 12:57:19 PDT   Listings
BTW -
It is still possible to go on board a 19th century iron-clad. HMS Warrior has been restored and is at the Portsmouth Navy Yard along with Victory, and The "Mary Rose". A must visit for any tourist with any interest whatsoever in sailing, history, or stamp collecting. (to keep it philatelic)

http://www.hmswarrior.org/

Roger
Posted by infla-alec   ( 547 ) on Jul-06-07 at 12:56:58 PDT   Listings
Chaswilly I have replied to your question in .de and also took the liberty of asking it again in German just in case some of the Infla collectors there don't speak English well enough to reply.
From .de Cafe the experts who may know are Kurtel, Jambo-Berlin, 278y, but there are others although I don't know if they speak English.
Posted by jherek99   ( 387 ) on Jul-06-07 at 12:52:31 PDT   Listings
David,

Beat me to it.
Posted by dbenson   ( 8373 ) on Jul-06-07 at 12:50:47 PDT   Listings
Bosnia, close but not close enough,

Montenegro,

David B.
Posted by malolo   ( 845 ) on Jul-06-07 at 12:50:40 PDT   Listings
Paolo -
):>)

Roger
Posted by bosniacollect   ( 101 ) on Jul-06-07 at 12:36:32 PDT   Listings
Any idea what country this is from? I don't believe it is Bosnia.

BOSNIA 10 Red Mint Postal card with Reply Card Attached

Item number: 230149566381
Posted by wrd3   ( 100 ) on Jul-06-07 at 11:59:05 PDT   Listings
vonbag good memory ... La Gloire was launched in 1859. See here and here.

Bill D.
Posted by vonbag   ( 175 ) on Jul-06-07 at 11:45:38 PDT   Listings
What about the "Philalytic Guano" award?
Posted by vonbag   ( 175 ) on Jul-06-07 at 11:41:13 PDT   Listings
Good day all!

Welcome back Burton!
When you retire from work and I retire from doing nothing, we may both go there to work.
We can do like those philatelic companies (like at least one in South America and another on Virgin Island) that issue certificates for the material they sell!

Just bought another large lot of Switzerland: looks like I am hopelessy addicted!!!

Jim and Brian,
Interesting information on Ironclads & the bellic efforts during the US Civil War.
Off the top of my head, though, the first built ironclad was French ('La Gloire' or something).

Good continuation,
Paolo
Posted by oggilby   ( 1216 ) on Jul-06-07 at 10:25:08 PDT   Listings
Greetings All! I'm back from another week in Beautiful SW MI.

jaywild--Maybe I'll go work for Ruby when I retire in 3 years, I can't do much worse than the current crop they have!

briguy--The Wash. Post last Sunday (1st) had a listing of all the Civil War re-enactments/encampments on the East Coast this summer. There's quite a lot to pick from.
Posted by karlhh   ( 1018 ) on Jul-06-07 at 09:47:34 PDT   Listings
jaywild ... I thought the Chicago charm school flunk out received the lifetime award for that and other catagories .
Posted by jaywild   ( 957 )